Oceansize - It's My Tail And I'll Chase It If I Want To

[pancakenoise]

As the spider takes the fly As the gray does take the dye As the drink does numb the pain As the songs all sound the same With diminishing returns And the hackneyed twist-and-turns As the egg runs down your face We'll still bang on the bin lids Cause dad forgot the kids And they throw us to the pigs And it's hard lines, hard lines, hard lines, hard lines

[mdavis2789]

You're thinking to hard about it. i have no idea where you guys are getting 11/16 from. The whole song is in 6/4. Count the quarter note. Even though it feels like you want to count the eighth on the quick beginning. Fantastic song. Music that makes you think is good music.

[bob6k]

@mdavis2789 Count the individual notes of the rhythm. It's two 8ths, three 16ths, one 8th, then two 16ths per bar. That's 11/16. If you try tapping it out in quarters you'll almost definetly add an extra 16th because it just feels natural, but the notes add up to 11/16.

[MikeTheGuy00]

@bob6k Both you nigs make shit complicated.

Count the song by 8ths 6 times. Are you starting the next measure on an off beat? Then shave the last 8th note in half.

one, two, three, four, five, SIX-ONE, two, three, four, etc., etc.

Boom. I taught you nigs how to fish a little more. So start fishin' up those time sigs.

[Dedalusalley]

@mdavis2789 The song is in 11/16 and maybe you have to work a little bit on your musical skill. Try to slow the song down with a software and then write down what you here, and I'll GUARANTEE you'll end up with 11/16 ;)

[rehabdanny]

1 person has never heard a drummer this awesome play the fuck out of the drums

[ebredesre]

why is the word "ship" blanked?

[cornishpastie9]

The title of this song alone is worth a like.

[chasebass1994]

My taill!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThePhilosorpheus]

They split up?... If I had a band like that I wouldn´t let it go even if the boys raped my mother

[francipanci8]

About 4 months ago they released their fukin "MONOLITH" album and now they split up without givin any reason....hate such things

[ady24]

Too bad they have now split up.,........great band for our times.........such a shame....

[Saithene]

LOL ship and forgot are edited out

[Youneik89]

Love the crazy 11 time signature...Mark's drumming his ass off.

[MrPerson72]

@Youneik89 Where do you get the 11 from? I count 6/8, or 4/3, and it sounds like the chords change in multiples of 2 or 4 bars. Don't get me wrong though, this song has some killer drums in it, but your comment isn't the first time I've seen that 11 come up, and I don't know where it comes from. Time-signature wise, this song seems to be pretty straight forward for there guys and the bass drum and snare beats never change (though everything in between does like crazy haha)

[MrPerson72]

@MrPerson72 Nevermind, I stand corrected.  Just analyzed the drum beat slowed down in order to count it. Definitely 11, but it's very fast, like 11/16.

[miggillicuddy]

Only got round to listening to the new album.

These Simon Neil screams are crushing!!

[Parallevis]

This song is genius. From the heart-wrenching chord progression, to the subtle underlying screams beneath the monotone singing, it all comes together to become the most exciting and upbeat song I've heard in a long time.

[789danny]

oceansize complete me

[meegja]

This song .... it's just amazing. BEST song from their new CD ... and best title song EVER!!!

[justmyfourstringsand]

@meegja surely if it was a "title song" then it would be called "self preserved while the bodies float up" like the "title" of the album...?

[meegja]

@justmyfourstringsand

My mistake .. I did mean "the best title for a song" :-)

[TheMysticbeat]

Yesssss I like !!!!

[tuckwellb]

One of the best drummers around!

[johsoxe]

this is what biffy clyro would be like if they hadn't gone shit.

[abuzze70]

awesome song

[ady24]

got the album yesterday and its superb.....and this track is deffo for me the highlight.....best british band at the moment.

[biteofcherry]

yeaaaaaaaaah!